The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01
DISTRICTS.

Tenth. Forrest Hill...".......... Il 60
Twslfh, Oakvills. ................ IS 2is
Twelfth, Orange Hall.-"...-. 81
Fourteenth, EImwood. ........... 1s si6
Fourteenth, Prssidsnts Isl
and :............,""..........". 70 70
riftecntn .'..................'......... ~ ~
seyentsenth, Island Co.
ssvsnteenth, McConnell's.- 20 SO
kghtsenth ..............,.."...-.. lbs ia
Iotn............................. ..z,luD s,b3z
Total city and county. ......t,iN 10.262
Anu mNority..... ........"....""".""" b,76S
The Ninth District lie regarded az q
stronghold Of the antie, has q voting
population OF about 500, and will prob
ably swell the wet msj uity In Shelby
county 10 6o00.
30 far as known there was not Q
drop OF blood spilled In the county on
account Of the excitement always at
tending an election In which the
masses are aroueed. This may be In
Q measure due to the presence Of
ladies at the polls, but II is also from
the fact that the voters were bent
more on earnest work than engaging
In broils, Reports OF numerous slight
Misunderstanding, arising from per-
sistent challenging, developed, but
none OF them terminated In violence.
The Prohibitionisis have filed pro.
tests with Sheriff Cannon claiming
void elections In the First, Fourth
and Eighth Wards. The former two
were forwarded to him by mail Thurs.
day evening. and have not yet been
opened, OWING to the sherin's absence.
From q gentleman familiar with the
grounds Of complaint, however, IL 10
learned that In the First there were
more votes returned than the ward
contains. Ia the Fourth Mr.. A. w.
Newsom was appointed o Judge, but
owing TO the fact that hs 10 not resi-
dent In the ward he Was not sworn In,
and consequently did not serve. The,
the Pfohibitlopists claim. vitistes the
election, and therefore dispepsss with
99l m rity against them th'rs.
For the Eighth Ward tbe protest was
framed yesterday and sent up by
hand. I's con'-n's are NJ follows:
"MrnrBfs, Tsrp., ser.en Der 20, 1887.
TO W. ID. Cannon. Sheriff Shelby County.
Ienneesce9
ave. the undersigned, citissus 81
Tennessee, protest .oaiust the returns
of election fr I'm the Eighth Ward, held
September 29th, 10 decide uoon the
aioot on OF tho prr p,sed amendment
10 thu constitution Of Tenn eseee, Upon
the following grounds:
"First-The tall, sheet records that
only eight hundred and ninety $500
votes we're cast, VT lie the ballots Ia
the tox show that nine hundred and
severty.one ts7l) ballots were put into
tb. box.
"Second-Tbe returns give two hun
dred aud seveniy.nine (27g) woes Ia
favor Of tina amendment, and sil
hundred ard eighty five 1885, avains
the an eudment, while the ballot
show two hundred and ninety ssver
(297) In favor Of the amendmsn, snt
eix hundred and seventy.four 1914
votes aesinst the amendment.
Third-The tplly sheets chow Wis
} ible aud fragrant traces Of alienation.
n. q. BROWN.
i ". h Gs9sS lYe.'
1T. A. HAMILTON"
: Nv. X q. Brown, an enthusiastic
= Young Prohibiiionist. relstss anothe
n story 81 unwauanted assumption o
authority on the part Of those Il
charge OF thu Fourth Ward polls
o willis working with soms a his par
/, tisans at Q distant polling precinct, h
y received information BY telept on
. that assistance was urgently needed 9
that place, a. the ants were bsvip
y things their own wav. He went dowr
/, and arrived lust In time 10 see an ami
leader making for tho box with o gres
crowd OF darklel He challenged IN
party, and was met with threstenin
u lar gusge, which, however. did nc
u cause him 10 abandon the field. Ate
o the polls closed, and the judges ~
: pouneed themselves ready 10 cour
y the ballots, be insisted upon remair
d ing 10 see that II was fairly don,
y some Of the judges demuusd an
v called upon 0fficer Campbell 10 tai
! him out. Mr.. Campbell doubted h
n authority, and telephoned 10 N
1. station house for instructions. The n
N ply csms hack that u the JUDGES o
m dered Mr.. Brown removed. II shou'
N be done, and nothing wss lef, n
!. officer Int h obey orders. Mr. Brow
b sayr Officer Campbell did his duty
thoroughly gsntlenauly way. ar
he has no special complaint 10 max
Int suit will be entered 10 test u
n m tier.
" In regard 10 Mr.. Browns complain
70 Ohief Davis saws his Instructions we
Of thatp the Judges n election desire
Mr. Br,wn's removal, thav must do
themselves. All the fiicer was '
W oulred 10 do was 10 keen the pesi
m and prevent such q crowd that "
Of conntirg could not proceed
10 Transmitting the mssssgs. tho tendlr
I'd officsr got things slightly nike
IN witch srcoun'cd for Ofieer Gam
oi bell's conduct,
n A vourg man on street car, vi
n va Of the dry persuasion, was hsa
u N rer ark that NJ one OF the polh'
d nlaces he noticed n LIQUOR man MARI
"a a oarg Of negroes mp 10 vote who
c,aIned we've emplovevi on the dur
INV line Al the iool ~ Beale street.
eonyse there was some mistake ebo
o. ihelr being employed there, and " u
M Young msnspoke truly II was noihil
but fraud.
n tend 20 protes, the Third and Seven
ID wards. alleging intimidation on q
m mart Of the probis. Just what they
m far 10 cannot be positively stated, b
d Il 70 supported 10 be The lunch
"a offered az q bribs 70 the voters aroui